Akatsuki vs. the Allied Shinobi Forces

"The Five Great Shinobi Villages declared war on our Akatsuki?"

"I never expected the Five Great Nations to join forces outright!"

"That's because our leader, Lord Rono, defeated Madara Uchiha and struck fear into the Kage of the Five Great Nations."

"They're coming for us. Don't engage if you encounter the enemy. We can't beat them."

"Let's find Lord Rono first."

The Akatsuki members were communicating through the Phantom Body Technique.

The members of Akatsuki were no pushovers, either.

After all, every one of them was a Kage-level powerhouse. They possessed the basic skills expected of a shinobi—namely, the ability to gather intelligence.

Besides, the Five Great Shinobi Villages establishing the Allied Shinobi Forces was an event that could shake the entire Ninja World, and it had been the biggest news in recent days.

There was no way not a single word of it would leak out.

"I'm in Otogakure territory. Come find me."

"After all, with your strength, you're bound to lose if you run into the Allied Shinobi Forces."

Soon, Rono activated the Phantom Body Technique as well and addressed the members of Akatsuki.

Rono had spent the past few days searching for traces of Madara Uchiha.

Based on the intelligence he had gathered,

Rono suspected that Madara Uchiha, Black Zetsu, and Obito had gone looking for Orochimaru to work with him.

What Rono hadn't expected, however, was for the Five Great Shinobi Villages to establish the Allied Shinobi Forces and declare war on Akatsuki so quickly.

They certainly took this seriously, mobilizing nearly eighty thousand shinobi from the Five Great Shinobi Villages to deal with Akatsuki's seven members!

It seemed his reputation for defeating Madara Uchiha had already spread throughout the Ninja World!

It had forced the Five Kage to proceed cautiously and join forces against him.